The psalm forms a regular part of Jewish, Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and other Protestant liturgies.

In Judaism, it is the first of the six psalms comprising the Hallel, a prayer of praise and thanksgiving recited on Rosh Chodesh (the first day of the Hebrew month) and Jewish holidays.

It has been set to music often, notably by Claudio Monteverdi in his Vespro della Beata Vergine of 161 The following table shows the Hebrew text[3][4] of the Psalm with vowels alongside an English translation based upon the JPS 1917 translation (now in the public domain).

Methodist writer Joseph Benson suggests there is a special emphasis in calling the Levites to praise, as they "are peculiarly devoted to this solemn work, and sometimes termed God’s servants, in a special sense", along with a general call to congregation.

[15] Heinrich Schütz composed a metred paraphrase of Psalm 113 in German, "Lobet, ihr Knecht, den Herren", SWV 211, for the Becker Psalter, published first in 1628.